Compare Masters Programs in Natural Sciences in Belgium 2018

Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.

Natural sciences studies teach how the scientific method can be applied to the study of nature and the universe. There may be many opportunities for specialization in a specific branch such as Earth science, physics or chemistry.

With university education being upper most level in the education system of the Belgium, the government has put more emphasis to make sure that the students’ lives is made as simple as possible through the loan and grants programs. They offer sponsors for international students with poor and vulnerable backgrounds who would like to study in this country.

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Ecole Supérieure Ouverte à Distance

The holder of the European Master in Sustainable Development Management participates in the consideration and implementation of the principles of sustainable development in the company's policy and strategy.
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An interface between the different players in the company and its stakeholders (customers, suppliers, local residents, public and voluntary organizations ...), the European Master of the owner of Sustainable Development Management participates in the consideration and implementation implement sustainable development principles into policy and business strategy.

Your Profile

The qualities necessary to the manager of sustainable development are: patience and diplomacy. It is also necessary to know how to communicate especially popularize field of standards.

Acquire the following skills:

Understanding the principles of sustainable development
Know the principles and tools of communication
Understanding of the types of management
Know the main reference texts on the ICPE
Know implementing eco-design in his business
Knowing the impact of the supply chain on the environment
Propose and implement actions to optimize energy consumption
Acquire the HQE management methods
Control regulations on waste
Know the safety issues in the workplace
Provide better working conditions for staff
Insert the company in local life
Advise and assist management from a diagnostic Sustainable Development
Know how to build a performance evaluation system of sustainable development
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Ecole Supérieure Ouverte à Distance

The holder of the European Master Environmental Management and Energy integrates functions of responsibility in the private and parastatal organizations of all sizes.
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The holder of the European Master Environmental Management and Energy integrates functions of responsibility in the private and parastatal organizations of all sizes.

It will be a listener Mission / board or responsible Energy / Environment / Safety.
It may hold positions or frame attached to the direction of a structure (often integrated into a QHSE department) either integrated framework in Environment and Sustainable Development Department at the headquarters of a large company, a local authority or a consultancy.

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Be sensitive to issues related to the environment, be provided with a capacity to communicate and to "educate".

EIT RawMaterials

Campus2 yearsSeptember 2018BelgiumLiege

EMerald integrates knowledge of mineral/metal resources and modern engineering technologies to meet this challenge. This two-year Master programme draws from four top-level engineering schools with a long tradition in the fields of geology, geo-modeling and mineral processing.
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The Challenge

The future and sustainability of our societies are critically linked to the exploitation of primary raw materials. The need for innovation in this sector is considered as new deposits will be more and more difficult to process, due to their lower quality and the increasing regulations to minimize their impacts on the environment. Such innovations are only possible if a deep understanding of the geology is integrated throughout the whole mine lifecycle, from mining to site rehabilitation. Innovation requires a geometallurgical approach.

Geometallurgy aims at integrating geological characteristics into new resource-efficiency based models. It requires a deep understanding of geology and advanced mineral processing techniques, expertise in geo-modeling, knowledge of state-of-the-art monitoring tools, and an acute awareness of the environmental, economic and societal issues in mining....
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University of Mons

CampusFull time2 yearsSeptember 2018BelgiumMons

The Master's Degree in Physics includes 120 ECTS credits and provides a solid specialized education that opens doors to many career paths in research in both the public and private sectors. This programme offers two possible major options: fundamental interactions or material physics.
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This program is taught in FRENCH.

The Master's Degree in Physics includes 120 ECTS credits and provides a solid specialized education that opens doors to many career paths in research in both the public and private sectors. This program offers two possible major options: fundamental interactions or material physics.

The 2nd cycle Master's program offers two possible directions: 1) materials chemistry and engineering or 2) instrumental and applied organic chemistry. In the second year, students choose a specific focus: research-oriented, professional or teaching. Whichever focus the student chooses, he will devote a significant amount of his second year to preparing a thesis with one of the research labs in the Institute of Chemistry or with an associated laboratory (biochemistry, molecular biology, toxicology, pharmacy, etc.).

Students who wish to finish their studies quickly can opt for a one-year Master's program. It does not allow further studies (doctorate) and may not qualify you for certain jobs. After completing the one-year Master's program, it is possible to register for the higher secondary school teacher certification program....
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University of Mons

The Master’s Degree in Biology of Organisms and Ecology offers highly specialized training to understand current issues in biology and the environment.
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This program is taught in FRENCH.

The Master’s Degree in Biology of Organisms and Ecology offers highly specialized training to understand current issues in biology and the environment. This program covers a vast range of research fields including management of natural spaces, oceanography, marine biology, anthropology, entomology, ornithology, etc. Emphasis is placed on rigorous foundations in the sciences both in the laboratory and in the field.

Students may choose between three specialized study clusters developed and supported by the scientific work of our research laboratories.

Outline of the program

The Master’s Degree in Biology of Organisms and Ecology offers state-of-the-art training supported by the constant application of learning through internships in companies and/or laboratories in Belgium and abroad. The Institute of Biology at UMONS is involved in international research projects in such fields as marine biology and entomology (pollinating insects), for example....
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University of Mons

CampusFull time2 yearsSeptember 2018BelgiumMons

The Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology Master’s Degree offers highly specialized cross-disciplinary training in a vast number of fields in the Life Sciences, from biochemistry to cell biology by way of genetics and molecular biology.
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This program is taught in FRENCH.

The Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology Master’s Degree offers highly specialized cross-disciplinary training in a vast number of fields in the Life Sciences, from biochemistry to cell biology by way of genetics and molecular biology.

Students may choose between four specialized clusters that have been developed and supported by the scientific work of our research laboratories. One of them is offered in collaboration with ULB on the campus at Gosselies.

Profile of the program

The Master's Degree in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology provides a state-of-the-art education based on a solid scientific background. What students learn here is put into practice through internships in companies and/or in research labs in Belgium or abroad. The Institute of Biology at UMONS is involved in international research projects in fields like microbiology, cell biology, and proteomics. In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, students in the Master's program have access to several labs that are world renown in such highly advanced fields as neurobiology, magnetic imaging, molecular biology, to name a few....
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University of Mons

CampusFull time2 yearsSeptember 2018BelgiumMons

Most of the mineral and energy resources are buried in the ground. Therefore, the Master of Science in Geology and Mining Engineering is a major actor in prospection and evaluation of deposits, extraction of ores and hydrocarbons, and in the processing of ores and minerals.
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This program is taught in FRENCH.

Most of the mineral and energy resources are buried in the ground. Therefore, the Master of Science in Geology and Mining Engineering is a major actor in prospection and evaluation of deposits, extraction of ores and hydrocarbons, and in the processing of ores and minerals. In addition, these processes will be dealt by the Master of Science in Geology and Mining Engineering with the most adequate technical and economic means together with the lowest environmental impact.

Human infrastructures, set up at the surface and into the subsurface of the earth, strongly rely on the characteristics of the soils and rocks. The expertise of the Master of Science in Geology and Mining Engineering is therefore of prime importance to the design and the achievement of civil engineering projects such as tunnels, dams, bridges, buildings, underground storage, etc....
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